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is KM 5600 HS or Metz 54 MZ-4 better ?

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I am planning to replace my old Minolta 5400xi with a flash fully compatible with my alpha 100. Will the KM 5600 HS/Sony HVL-F56AM or the Metz 54 MZ-4 be the better choice ?

any advice is welcome. Thx.

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Sony Alpha 100, Minolta 9xi, Minolta 7xi, Minolta 5400xi, Minolta 2.8/100 macro, Tokina 2.6-2.8/28-70 ProII, Sigma 3.5-4.5/28-70 UC, Sigma 4.5-5.6/75-300 APO, Sigma 7.2/500 APO, Sigma 1.4x, Canon S70



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I would vote for KM 5600 HSD. Wireless alone will make up of all the potential lazy-eye issues, when and if encountered. I never had problems I could not overcome with lazy-eye - there are workarounds if you absolutely need to do a shot and eyes keep closing, but the wireless feature is priceless in my book.

It brings instant amazing results in macro, portraits and many other situations where without it you wouldn't be able to do a decent shot. It creates another, third dimension to the scene flat otherwise. You have to evaluate what is it you are planning on shooting and go from there…
barri said:
I am planning to replace my old Minolta 5400xi with a flash fully
compatible with my alpha 100. Will the KM 5600 HS/Sony HVL-F56AM or
the Metz 54 MZ-4 be the better choice ?

any advice is welcome. Thx.

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Sony Alpha 100, Minolta 9xi, Minolta 7xi, Minolta 5400xi, Minolta
2.8/100 macro, Tokina 2.6-2.8/28-70 ProII, Sigma 3.5-4.5/28-70 UC,
Sigma 4.5-5.6/75-300 APO, Sigma 7.2/500 APO, Sigma 1.4x, Canon S70



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... when coupled with the SCA-3302 adapter.

-- Kate

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Thanks for all the info. I think that the lazy-eye problem is important to me... and as I understand I will not miss out on any wireless feature with the Metz 54 anyway.

In that sense I just ordered the Metz.

Also, the Metz is currently cheaper here in Europe - even cheaper than a used 5600 on ebay. I got mine for 298 Euro now.

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Sony Alpha 100, Minolta 9xi, Minolta 7xi, Minolta 5400xi, Minolta 2.8/100 macro, Tokina 2.6-2.8/28-70 ProII, Sigma 3.5-4.5/28-70 UC, Sigma 4.5-5.6/75-300 APO, Sigma 7.2/500 APO, Sigma 1.4x, Canon S70



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Anesh Pather said:
Where'd you buy?
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I ordered from http://www.foto-erhardt.de . However, it is still not clear, if they have the flash in stock. I will know in the next 2 days...

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Sony Alpha 100, Minolta 9xi, Minolta 7xi, Minolta 5400xi, Minolta 2.8/100 macro, Tokina 2.6-2.8/28-70 ProII, Sigma 3.5-4.5/28-70 UC, Sigma 4.5-5.6/75-300 APO, Sigma 7.2/500 APO, Sigma 1.4x, Canon S70



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I just got a reply from that store I ordered from. They will get the flash only be the beginning of October. still a long time.... I guess, I will have to wait.

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Sony Alpha 100, Minolta 9xi, Minolta 7xi, Minolta 5400xi, Minolta 2.8/100 macro, Tokina 2.6-2.8/28-70 ProII, Sigma 3.5-4.5/28-70 UC, Sigma 4.5-5.6/75-300 APO, Sigma 7.2/500 APO, Sigma 1.4x, Canon S70

see some of my images at
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&userID=953875



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My vote goes for the Metz.

And just FYI, it's not good practice to list your equipment in your Signature line - for when people are trying to search for equipment results, tests, etc. You can however, put your list of equipment in your profile. See mine if you care for an example.
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Ron
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Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/rambler358

 
it's amazes me that this flash and the M6 module can be out of stock all over the world for so long.
 
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